OBJECTIVES: To our knowledge, no study has evaluated serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), together with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), in a large series of patients with 'mixed cryoglobulinemia and HCV chronic infection' (MC+HCV) in relation to the presence of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT). The aims of the study were to evaluate serum levels of IL-6 in MC+HCV patients and to correlate this parameter with the presence of AT and with circulating levels of TNF-α.METHODS: Serum IL-6 and TNF-α were assayed in 41 MC+HCV patients, in 41 MC+HCV patients with autoimmune thyroiditis (MC+AT), in 41 sex- and age-matched controls, and 20 AT patients.RESULTS: MC+HCV patients showed significantly (p<0.01; Mann-Whitney U-test) higher IL-6 (median 8.1ng/l, range 0.7-651) serum levels than controls (median 0.6ng/l, range 0.5-41), or AT (median 2.8ng/l, range 0.5-67). MC+AT showed significantly (p<0.01; Mann-Whitney U-test) higher mean IL-6 (median 15.8ng/l, range 0.5-781) than controls, AT and MC+HCV. Serum TNF-α levels were significantly higher in MC+HCV (median 9.9ng/l, range 1.5-283) or MC+AT (median 11.2ng/l, range 1.6-412) than in controls (median 1.0ng/l, range 0.6-6.4), or AT (median 1.7ng/l, range 0.6-11.8) (p<0.01, for each comparison).CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates significantly higher serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in patients with MC+HCV and MC+AT compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, the study first shows a significant increase in circulating IL-6 observed in MC+AT patients with respect to MC+HCV. Future studies in larger patients' series will be needed to evaluate the relevance of serum IL-6 and TNF-α determination as clinico-prognostic markers of MC+HCV patients and its usefulness in the therapeutic approach to these patients.

The presence of autoimmune thyroiditis in mixed cryoglobulinemia patients is associated with high levels of circulating interleukin-6, but not of tumor necrosis factor-alpha / Antonelli, A; Ferri, Clodoveo; Ferrari, Silvia Martina; Di Domenicantonio, A; Ferrari, P; Pupilli, C; Nicolini, A; Zignego, Al; Marchi, S; Fallahi, P.. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0392-856X. - STAMPA. - 29(1 Suppl 64):(2011), pp. S17-S22.

The presence of autoimmune thyroiditis in mixed cryoglobulinemia patients is associated with high levels of circulating interleukin-6, but not of tumor necrosis factor-alpha.

FERRI, Clodoveo;FERRARI, Silvia Martina;
2011

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To our knowledge, no study has evaluated serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), together with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), in a large series of patients with 'mixed cryoglobulinemia and HCV chronic infection' (MC+HCV) in relation to the presence of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT). The aims of the study were to evaluate serum levels of IL-6 in MC+HCV patients and to correlate this parameter with the presence of AT and with circulating levels of TNF-α.METHODS: Serum IL-6 and TNF-α were assayed in 41 MC+HCV patients, in 41 MC+HCV patients with autoimmune thyroiditis (MC+AT), in 41 sex- and age-matched controls, and 20 AT patients.RESULTS: MC+HCV patients showed significantly (p<0.01; Mann-Whitney U-test) higher IL-6 (median 8.1ng/l, range 0.7-651) serum levels than controls (median 0.6ng/l, range 0.5-41), or AT (median 2.8ng/l, range 0.5-67). MC+AT showed significantly (p<0.01; Mann-Whitney U-test) higher mean IL-6 (median 15.8ng/l, range 0.5-781) than controls, AT and MC+HCV. Serum TNF-α levels were significantly higher in MC+HCV (median 9.9ng/l, range 1.5-283) or MC+AT (median 11.2ng/l, range 1.6-412) than in controls (median 1.0ng/l, range 0.6-6.4), or AT (median 1.7ng/l, range 0.6-11.8) (p<0.01, for each comparison).CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates significantly higher serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in patients with MC+HCV and MC+AT compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, the study first shows a significant increase in circulating IL-6 observed in MC+AT patients with respect to MC+HCV. Future studies in larger patients' series will be needed to evaluate the relevance of serum IL-6 and TNF-α determination as clinico-prognostic markers of MC+HCV patients and its usefulness in the therapeutic approach to these patients.
2011
29(1 Suppl 64)
S17
S22
The presence of autoimmune thyroiditis in mixed cryoglobulinemia patients is associated with high levels of circulating interleukin-6, but not of tumor necrosis factor-alpha / Antonelli, A; Ferri, Clodoveo; Ferrari, Silvia Martina; Di Domenicantonio, A; Ferrari, P; Pupilli, C; Nicolini, A; Zignego, Al; Marchi, S; Fallahi, P.. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0392-856X. - STAMPA. - 29(1 Suppl 64):(2011), pp. S17-S22.
Antonelli, A; Ferri, Clodoveo; Ferrari, Silvia Martina; Di Domenicantonio, A; Ferrari, P; Pupilli, C; Nicolini, A; Zignego, Al; Marchi, S; Fallahi, P.
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